January 29] 1880 – July 6, 1940) was a Russian-born U.S. anthropologist and sociologist.
[1] Alexander Alexandrovich Goldenweiser was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1880.
[2] In addition to many books, articles, and reviews, Goldenweiser taught at the following institutions: Lecturer, Anthropology, Columbia University, 1910–1919; New School for Social Research, NY, 1919–1926; Lecturer, Rand School of Social Science, 1915–1929; Professor, Thought and Culture, Oregon State System of Higher Education, Portland Extension, 1930–1938; Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1937–1938; Professor, University of Washington, 1923; Visiting professor of sociology, Reed College, 1933–1939.
[3] Among his other contributions, Goldenweiser introduced the term "involution" to social sciences research.
[4] It was applied by Clifford Geertz in his Agricultural Involution.